Dealer From Kentucky At The 1500

[partyboy6686]

So while at the 1500 today I stopped by a table that had all kinds of high end 1911's and other nice handguns. Dealer was from Kentucky. I asked if I could handle his guns. He said yes but wanted to be up front with me if I wanted to buy one of his guns I would have to pay for it today and then he would ship it to my FFL and I would have to pay for the shipping and FFL Transfer Fee. Why would you come set up at a gun show and try to sell guns that the customer cant even take home with them the same day?

 

[Beansay]

That is pretty strange and way too much trouble for the customer. In the past I have purchased a firearm from out of state dealers and they already had a deal set up with in in state ffl to do the transfer, and the cost of the transfer was rolled into the price of the firearm. Maybe these guys from Kentucky just need to meet a few local dealers before getting set up like that.

 

[Big Guy]

That would kill the deal for me right there. I'd just look for a local gun shop and do business with them, and avoid all the extra problems.

 

[Bigtanker]

Did he have a good number of long guns also? IIRC, he is legal to sell you them because of the neighbouring state department deal. The pistols might be an afterthought. Plus some gun show spectators would have no problem with that.

 

[partyboy6686]

That would kill the deal for me right there. I'd just look for a local gun shop and do business with them, and avoid all the extra problems.

He killed the deal when he said those words. He had a few guns I was interested in.

 

[drillsgt]

That dealers always there, I know who he is now so I don't bother looking.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Are you certain he is a "dealer"?

 

[lazarus0213]

why did he not just refer you to a deal at the show that would be willing to transfer the firearm. The sale could go like this, you pay for firearm from dealer a. you guys walk it across the isle to a dealer b from indiana and he transfers it to dealer b. you sit down and do the 4473 and if you pass dealer b transfers the firearm to you. easy peasy lemon squeezy

 

[partyboy6686]

Are you certain he is a "dealer"?

Yes he had business cards for his shop on the table.

why did he not just refer you to a deal at the show that would be willing to transfer the firearm. The sale could go like this, you pay for firearm from dealer a. you guys walk it across the isle to a dealer b from indiana and he transfers it to dealer b. you sit down and do the 4473 and if you pass dealer b transfers the firearm to you. easy peasy lemon squeezy

I found it very ignorant for him not to try and pair up with one of the local dealers to do his transfers. His table was directly across from ZX Guns.

 

[st33da]

why did he not just refer you to a deal at the show that would be willing to transfer the firearm. The sale could go like this, you pay for firearm from dealer a. you guys walk it across the isle to a dealer b from indiana and he transfers it to dealer b. you sit down and do the 4473 and if you pass dealer b transfers the firearm to you. easy peasy lemon squeezy

This pretty much sums it up to how it should have been handled. I can't imagine it was worth his time and money to set up a booth considering how many possible sales he lost due to his policy.

 

[drillsgt]

This pretty much sums it up to how it should have been handled. I can't imagine it was worth his time and money to set up a booth considering how many possible sales he lost due to his policy.

He often brings a lot of nice long guns too though, things like HK's etc.

 

[partyboy6686]

He often brings a lot of nice long guns too though, things like HK's etc.

Yea he had HK, Dan Wesson, Nighthawk, Wilson Combat, etc